Agenda item

The minutes of the Local Safeguarding Children Board meeting 18 March were approved as a correct record.

Matters Arising

• The Emergency Duty Team’s review of Appropriate Adult function had not yet been received by the Board, and it was agreed that this would be formally raised by the LSCB Chair (Action: Alex Walters)
• The Learning and Improvement Sub-group’s work around GP engagement in and attendance at Child Protection Conferences was an ongoing piece of work and would be reported to the LSCB in due course.
• It was reported that Janette Karklins had put forward the proposal for the LSCB peer review to the South-East Regional Sector Led Improvement group, and this had been agreed. A peer review would likely take place in September/October 2016, and would impact all partnership colleagues. It was recognised as useful opportunity to measure effectiveness.
• The project within the Council’s transformation work which focussed on families with mental health needs and substance misuse was looking at the range of Council services which parents with mental health or substance misuse needs would come into contact with, rather than just Childrens Services. A briefing note and scoping document were requested, and that the Terms of Reference for the project group would be circulated. (Action: Janette Karklins)
• The Child Protection Conference participation template had been discussed but had not yet been circulated. (Action: Angella Wells)
• It was reported that the MODUS computer system was owned by the Police and Crime Commissioner’s office. Although other partners and services had reported general issues with the system, reports of specific problems had not been raised. Although it was intended to change, there was no timescale for any changes to the system. The problems experienced in Bracknell and in the Probation service were due to ICT Firewalls and users forgetting passwords, and it was noted that Bracknell Forest had reported more issues with the MODUS system than other areas in the Thames Valley. It was agreed that if specific issues with MODUS were collated, then a response could be send to the PCC by Rob France (Action: John Ennis/Kellie Williams/Rob France)
• Training around the multi-agency review of a MAPPA case in West Mercia had gone ahead and the resultant work was ongoing and would be fed into the next meeting of the LISG. (Action: John Ennis)
• It is understood that the report on a potential vulnerable group of children educated at home (EHE) was now available, and it was agreed that this would be brought to the July meeting of the Board. (Action: Jonathan Picken/Christine McInnes)
• A progress report on the work of the Communications and Community Engagement Subgroup was requested for the July Board meeting. (Action: Peter Floyd)
• The Joint Targeted Area Inspection (JTAI) audit template had been received from Oxfordshire and sent to Graham Symonds and Lorna Hunt. Permission would be sought to share the document with the Board. (Action: Alex Walters)
• The LSCB multi-agency audit on Thresholds (phase one) had been received by the LISG.  An update on phases two and three would be reported into the next meeting of the LISG. Initial learning from this work had been shared with partners at its last meeting. (Action: Jonathan Picken)
• It was agreed that the E-Safety presentation given to the Board should be presented to the Children and Young People Partnership Board where discussions would be held to consider how governance of the project can be achieved. (Action: Kelly Williams/Jonathan Picken)
• The Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) task and finish group had met on twooccasions, and work was nearing completion. A report was requested for the July Board meeting. (Action: Mairead Panetta)
• The Protecting Young People at Risk task and finish group had not yet started. It was suggested that the group could consider the remit and overlap with the group run by Peter Hodges, Head of Service for LAC on similar issues, and it was agreed that this would be discussed. (Action: Angella Wells)
• The Review of Continuum of Help (Thresholds) Guidance group was due to start in the week commencing 23 May 2016. This work will be integrated into the new permanency strategy, and it was requested that the permanency strategy be brought to the July Board meeting. (Action: Sarah Roberts/Jonathan Picken)
• The Minimum Standards for Child Protection Plan Visits task and finish group was reported to have met and to be building on work, which had already begun. It was requested that a final report on the group be brought to the September Board meeting. (Action: Mairead Panetta)
• The Department for Education’s review of LSCBs had completed and the Board awaited a final report and the government response It was noted that the report would likely be released between the EU Referendum and Parliament recess.